Chapter Two Of The Great Gatsby

Beginning is a very detailed description of the valley of ashes, overlooked by the eyes of Dr TJ Eckleburg, the whole symbolizing the desolate land of poverty as distinct from the rich and plush surroundings of the previous chapter. Tom and Nick visit the garage, Tom's women who he is having an affair with is called Myrtle and her husband owns the garage, she tells Myrtle to get on the next train. Myrtle and Tom and Nick meet up and she sees a man on the street selling puppies and she makes Tom buy her one for their apartment, They then go back to Tom & Myrtles apartment, Nick tries to leave but ends up going back to their place and getting drunk. The dialogue flows like the liquor, throughout this chapter you get the description of how different Tom and Myrtle are. Tom is very brutal but that is typical of the man, an ironic humour plays over the whole party.